3,424 Matching Annotations
  1. Feb 2017
    1. sheriff

      police

    2. coats

      jackets

    3. porch

      area in front of the house like this

    4. crackin’ jokes

      making jokes

    5. ought

      should

    6. got his work cut out for him

      he has a lot of work

    7. jail

      prison

    8. jail

      prison

    9. baits

      thing to make you want something or do something (like the small animal used to catch fish)

    10. bait

      thing to make you want something or do something (like the small animal used to catch fish)

    11. mess

      problem

    12. mess

      problem

    13. come of it

      happened

    14. ants

    15. crawlin’

      the way the insect moves

    16. so far

      already

    17. drawers

      pants

    18. yella-jackets

      insect that can hurt you

    19. hand

      group of cards holding in his hand

    20. hand

      group of cards holding in his hand

    21. hand

      group of cards holding in his hand

    22. solitaire

      special game with cards you play alone, by yourself.

    23. solitaire

      special game with cards you play alone, by yourself.

    24. solitaire

      special game with cards you play alone, by yourself.

    25. solitaire

      special game with cards you play alone, by yourself.

    26. deliberate

      trying hard, carefully planned

    27. scooped

      move like a half-circle or bowl or spoon

    28. cards

    29. laid

      put down to rest

    30. obvious

      easy for anyone to see

    31. trouble

      problems

    32. casually

      in an easy way, not focused

    33. the eye

      sexy eyes

    34. stable buck

      person who has the job of feeding the horses and taking care of them:

    35. stable buck

      person who has the job of feeding the horses and taking care of them:

    36. stable buck

      person who has the job of feeding the horses and taking care of them:

    37. the eye

      sexy eyes

    38. concealin

      hiding

    39. plenty

      enough, a lot

    40. stick around

      stay close in the area

    41. impressively

      in a way to make everyone notice

    42. laid

      put down to rest

    43. looloo

      sexy girl

    44. examined

      looked carefully at

    45. dealt

      deal (past) -- give cards to every person

    46. dealt

      deal (past) -- give cards to every person

    47. kick him out

      tell him to leave

    48. foolin

      playing

    49. bastard’s

      bad word for bad man

    50. handlin

      touching with his hands

    51. nest

      place where animals sleep

    52. nest

      place where animals sleep

    53. pups

      baby dogs

    54. pups

      baby dogs

    55. harm

      hurting someone

    56. warm

      a little hot

    57. mule’s

    58. mules

    59. tar

    60. What’s’a matter

      what is the problem

    61. patient

      ok to wait

    62. lined with

      showing lines from

    63. negro

      old word for black person

    64. lean

      not fat, with muscles

    65. levelly

      not changing

    66. figure

      think

    67. turning

      moving like a circle

    68. supper

      dinner

    69. meals

      eating time (lunch, dinner, breakfast)

    70. pegs

      the small pieces in this picture

    71. drew

      bring something close

    72. drew

      bring something close

    73. noisily

      with a lot of noise / sound

    74. shuffle

      moved them fast to change the order to random order

    75. rollin’ up a stake,

      save a group of money

    76. roll up a stake

      save a group of money

    77. rolled

      moved like a circle

    78. rolled

      moved like a circle

    79. rolled

      move like a circle

    80. stare

      look for a long time

    81. shot

    82. tightly

      very close together, no extra space

    83. brought

      bring (past)

    84. euchre

      game with cards

    85. euchre

      game with cards

    86. broke out

      start something fast

    87. trap

    88. ought

      should

    89. rat

    90. stare

      look for a long time

    91. gratefully

      full of thanks

    92. gnawing

      eating with teeth again and again

    93. subdued

      use force to control something

    94. gazed

      look for a long time, thinking about something

    95. staring

      looking for a long time

    96. noise

      sound

    97. deck

      52 cards in a group (all of them)

    98. cards

    99. edge

      side

    100. rippled

      moved like water

    101. opposite each other

      facing the other person

    102. invaded

      go into a place like an army attacking

    103. pups

      baby dogs

    104. pup

      baby dog

    105. pup

      baby dog

    106. bet

      believe

    107. chuckled

      laughed in a soft way

    108. footsteps

      the sound of feet on the ground

    109. died away

      disappeared slowly

    110. lasted

      continued, didn't stop

    1. jail

      prison

    2. bait

      thing to make you want something or do something (like the small animal used to catch fish)

    3. stable buck

      person who has the job of feeding the horses and taking care of them:

  2. Jan 2017
    1. trailed off.

      disappeared slowly

    2. lead

      leader (in front)

    3. staring

      looking for a long time

    4. rigidly

      very straight, not easy to change shape

    5. gently

      in soft easy nice way

    6. latch

    7. darkness

      no light

    8. shortly

      in a fast way, almost rude

    9. shovel

    10. leash

      thing to move the animal like a dog

    11. stiffly

      not easy to move

    12. thong

      piece like this

    13. thong

      piece like this

    14. twitched

      moved fast, suddenly

    15. apologetically

      saying sorry

    16. gently

      in a soft nice way

    17. tied

    18. stooped

      body going down like this

    19. crossed his arms behind his head

      like this

    20. stared

      look for a long time

    21. none

      zero

    22. reversal

      go back

    23. hip pocket

      this pocket

    24. stinkin

      smelling bad

    25. pistol

      small gun

    26. underneath

      under

    27. Luger

      type of gun

    28. The hell I ain’t

      It is not true that I don't have a gun

    29. misery

      very strong sad feeling (... "put out of his misery" means kill him)

    30. the old devil

      "old devil" does not mean he is bad, it is actually a familiar nice way to talk about someone old (usually a man)

    31. uneasily

      not comfortable -- worried

    32. drawn in

      become interested, included, part of the group

    33. refused

      said he will not do it

    34. cultivators

    35. cultivator

    36. peas

      this kind of plant

    37. field

      place where plants grow

    38. patch

      small area

    39. laid

      put down

    40. box shelf

    41. forefinger

      this finger

    42. surrender

      stop trying to win

    43. impressively

      to make everyone notice

    44. glanced

      looked fast, for a moment

    45. dime’s

      10 cents ($0.10)

    46. a whing-ding

      really great

    47. market

      store

    48. Editor

      leader of the magazine

    49. mag

      magazine

    50. pulp magazine

      magazine that is not serious

    51. grain bag

    52. as though

      like

    53. invisible

      can't see

    54. heels

      back part of shoes

    55. sloping

      slope (angle) -- not straight

    56. shoulder

    57. shoulders

    58. laboring

      working

    59. quiver

      shake a little bit (move side to side) -

    60. toe

    61. helplessly

      can't defend yourself or protect yourself

    62. cripple

      can't walk normally

    63. shake

      move side to side

    64. pup

      baby dog

    65. skinner

      manager of the horse drivers

    66. raise up

      help them grow

    67. pups

      baby dog

    68. litter

      group of baby animals

    69. bitch

      girl dog

    70. used to

      it feels normal

    71. cheek

    72. white stubble whiskers

    73. insisted

      continue saying you need something

    74. stinks to beat hell.

      smells very very bad

    75. pointed

    76. leaned

      moved his body

    77. hisself

      himself

    78. suffers

      feels bad